Abner Avent  1777 - 1822

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• Birth	1777	Nash Co., NC
  Sex	Male
  Died	1822	Smith Co., Tennessee
  Person ID	I0083	avefamily
  Last Modified	06 Apr 2006
  Father	Thomas Avent, b. 1736, Northampton Co., NC
  Mother	Rebecca Stevens, b. ABT. 1758
  Family ID	F028	Group Sheet
  Family	Mary Ward
  Children	> 1. Polly Avent   2. Rebecca Avent   3. Benjamin Avent, b. 11 Jun 1800, NC   4. Nancy Avent   5. Elizabeth Avent   6. Peggy Avent   7. Thomas Avent
  Family ID	F471	Group Sheet

• Documents		Avent, Abner (ca. 1777-1822): Will Born in Nash Co., NC, orphaned, later settled in TN.

• Notes

  Rebecca Dobson's book "Possums Run Over Their Graves, p 22 says Abner was raised by Benjamin Avent...went into Halifax CO NC about 1800, stayed there until 1810, moved to Nash Co NC, then to Smith Co TN about 1815. Died there. Will Probated 1822. Wife named "Mary". Children Thomas,Nancy,Elizabeth,Peggy,Polly Evans, Benjamin, Rebeccy Fite...also in will was Patsy Anderson-relationship not clarified. "Abner born 1777 NC died 1822 Smith Co. Tn. he married Mary Ward. 8 children" Will dated 25 May 1822 Smith County, Tennessee Recorded 25 Sept 1822 Abner Avent moved to Tennessee from North Carolina In his will he names his wife Mary and names his children Polly Evans, Rebekey Fite, Benjamin, Nancy, Elizabeth, Peggy, Thomas. "to my young children Thomas, Nancy, Elizabeth and Peggy" and he mentions Patsey Anderson of whom he left $2.00 to [this could be another daughter]. The interesting thing in the will is Abner leaves everything to Mary "provided she kept his children together and behaved herself in a respectable manner and if not after one year everything was to be sold and equally divided among the children." Note: Patsy Aven married Francis Anderson 1814 Halifax, N C From Garland Avent: Allen, Amos and Abner lived in Nash County in the late 1700's and were the children of one Thomas and Rebecca Avent who lived where I grew up in Aventon...Abner moved to Tn after the death of his first wife and had another family there. Allen and Amos were removed to Chatham County NC after their guardian was changed to Joseph Johnston. Later they moved to Va and Tn. Smith County Probate Records: 1805-1823 Smith: Roll # 104: Probate Records: Vol. 5,1,2,4,6: Nov. 1805-1833 Tennessee State Archives 862 Avent, Abner bond 1820-1823 873 Avent, Abner will 1820-1823 874 Avent, Abner inventory 1820-1823 908 Avent, Abner estate sale 1820-1823